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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Updated: How to Set up Custom Domain for Blogger.com (Blogspot)

If you are looking for or planning to add/ set up the custom domain for your Blog on Blogger.com (to replace the the free YourBlogName.Blogspot.com domain name) by using the domain name registered at the domain registrar, here's the latest information for you.

Google now asks 2 CNAME records to be added into your domain
registrar's accountsince its late September update for the process (before the update, only one CNAME record was required). The updated process was aiming to increase the security for the custom domain setup.

Many of the guides on Internet for custom domain setup have been expired since the Google update, and here I will give you a updated reference.

let's start.

Where To Get a Custom Domain Name ?

Update July 2013: You can not buy domain name directly from Blogger site any more. details see this post.

To consider a custom domain, the first question is always asking: Where should I go to get a custom domain name?

You can get a domain name either from Blogger.com (Google) directly or from other independent registrars.

Choice 1: Get domain name from Blogger.com directly (Google)Blogger.com (Google) does not host or manage domain name, if you order custom domain from your Blogger's dashboard directly, Google will guide you through the purchase process and give you the choice to either get domain from eNom or Godday, at a rate of $10.0 per year.Alert: Because you are using the same account running your Blog and the domain registration, you blog issue with Google may also cause problem with your domain name.We have heard many bad stories that when people registered domain name from
their hosting companies, they got trouble to transfer later when they
want to move. So it's always a good idea (for me, it's a must !) to register your
domain name from a separate domain name registrar.Note: If you purchase the domain name from your Blogger.com dashboard, the
custom domain will be set up and running automatically once you finish
your purchase.

Choice 2: Get domain name from other independent domain name registrars

A few best domain name registrars are:

GoDaddy- the mostreputable and world largest domain name registrar. Godday provides the most reliable services and best domain price all the time. GoDaddy.com almost always provides special deals for domain names, currently .com domain is $7.99, domain privacy (optional) is $10. If you'd like to get both the domain name and privacy, the combination is around $18.0 a year. Godaddy's official website: www.GoDaddy.com ,Special deal page: $7.99.com Domain with Free InstantPage Website Builder from GoDaddy.com

Namecheap- bloggers' most preferable domain name provider. Namecheap is a new star in domain name registration market, provides fast, open, friendly and reliable service, easy to follow procedure, currently its service is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google Checkout. Namecheap domain name is at a low rate of $10.69 per year (not cheapest), but with domain privacy (WhoIsGuard service) free for first year and $2.88 afterwards, it provides a cheap combination- $13.6 per year for both Domain name and Privacy protection.

1and1- Cheapest domain name + privacy combo provider. 1and1 is one of the top 10 largest domain name registrars, big, reliable, have been on the market for many years, provides free (lifetime) domain privacy as long as you stay with it, and sometimes very cheap domain name. For example now the .com is only $0.99 for the first year and $10.99 afterwards. So this is the cheapest domain name and privacy combo choice, only $10.99 per year for a long run. The only complain some people have is when trying to move out or transfer the domain, you may need to wait a little bit longer time than above 2 companies.